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VOL. XXX
LAKEVIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1909.
NO. 8
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LE.fjHlS artiole la designed
II the information of oar many
II correspondents, and all others.
who are interested in learn
ing the conditions that exist in this
locality and what the induce
menta are for the wage earner, home
seeker, the capitalist and others to
investigate the splendid possibilities
that Lake County offers to you.
LAKE COUNTY
A Small Empire that Possesses Latent and
Undeveloped Resources Superior to Those
of Home Entire Eastern States
Lake County is in itself a small
empire embracing 5,130,210 acres of
land classified as follows:
Jnly 1903, '2,361,603 acres of thia
remained unappropriated, 667,251
acres remain unsurveyed, 1,691,351
acres surveyed, three tenths of tbe
unappropriated is timber, one tenth
mountainous, three tenths agricul
tural, three tenths grazing.
There is at the present time approx
imately 260,000 sheep, 65,010 cattle
and 25,000 horses and mules pastured
in the county the income the past
year from live stock alone was in ex
cess of 8360 per capita, in addition
we should add 2,225,000 pounds of
wool exported.
LANDS AND SOILS
Native Hay Lands
Are that portion of tbe valley
bottom lands that are inundated
the spring freshets which subside
ample season to insure good crops
and after harvesting these hay lands
afford magnifloient pasturage during
tbe fall and winter months.
or
by
in
Sub-Irrigated Lands
Are those adjacent to the bay lands,
and also those which are but slightly
elevated or above the water level of the
lakes, the seepage and moisture from
which insures unfailing crops of veg
etables hence are in great demand
by the gardeners.
LA .Comity,
jwo days, but when night comes yon
will require the usual number of
blankets on your bed.
Facts as to Lands, Towns, Cli
mate, and Opportunities
Annual Precipitation for Six Year
Year ending Oct. 1st, 190116.57 in.
" " " ' 1902 15.84 "
" " " " 190322 05
" " 1904-13 27 "
" " M " 190516.01 "
" " " " 190612.00 "
" " " " 190726.75 "
million feet per quarter section. All
the choice timber has been taken up
or conserved in the National Forests,
hence we do not encourage any one
to come here expecting to get choice
timber claims yet there is consider
able timber for ordinary purposes in
small isolated groups, and might be
called tbe border or sparsely timbered
fringe of these large groups, this
last embraces the cedar, juniper,
mahogany etc.
Only on tbe hills and mountains is
there timber.
The
Future Garden Spot
of the Northwest
Written by J. w. MAXWELL
drain, Orchard, Rich Farming Lands
Outlying and adjoining tbe lands
described and intervening between
them and the foothills is a level sage
brush stretch of bottom land that
grows undulating as it approaches tbe
foothills; on these lands are produced
graia and nearly eery variety of farm
products grown in the county WITH
OUT IRRIGATION and is choice
orchard and alfalfa land as evidenced
by tbe bounteous crops and fruitful
orchards now seen here.
Rollins Hill Land
The few places tbe experiment has
been made here has proven it to be as
choice, if not better alfalfa land than
tbe bottom lands, and some contend
that it will eventually prove to be our
best fruit lands, being more immune
from frost than the lower lauds when
Irrigated. Although all these - lauds
produce well without irrigation, it is
evideBt that judicous irrigation
would greatly increase their produc
ing qualities.
PRICES OF LANDS :
NATIVE HAY LANDS, sell from
20 to $60 per acre, tbe variation in
price is occasioned by the location
and other surroundings, rather than
the yield.
(SUB-IRRIGATED LANDS, fiom
125 to 875 per acre, these higher priced
tracts are those that are in cultivation
and improved as market garden,
with necessary buildings, etc.
GRAIN. ORCHARD AND FARM
LANDS, fro o $15 to $75 per acre.
embraces the improved, unimproved,
partially fenced or all fenod. wir.b
more or less pretentious buildings
and orchards on them.
ROLLING HILL LAND, from $10
to $2U per acre, is governed in price
by the availability of irrgablo water
and outlet to free pasturage.
PASTURAGE AND GRAZING
LAND, for $6 to $20 per acre, em
bracing open wild land, unimproved
to those fenced and embracing more
or less hay land, with all the conven
iences complete as a home and stock
ranch.
TIMBER LANDS, from $8 to $40
per acre, these prices are based on the
location and stumpage. or rather
what it is reputed to seals per acre,
STATE AND SCHOOL LANDS,
rrnui so. 00 to ffl.70, are appraised ao
oording to location, qua ity .and tbe
timber and meadow they afford.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
ON f,AND VALUES, SEE OUR
"Sample List of Pioperty for Sale."
LAKEVIEW
Pasturage and Orazing Lands
These are tbe hill and mountainous
lands and embrace more or less
scattering u'.ue nud other timber;
large areas of this land will in places
be level and devoid of rook and show
rich and productive soil as is evi
denced by tbe growth of sage brush
and other ebmbs and berDage it pro
duces.
Although these hill lands at this
date are in little or no demand except
as stock ranges, the time is not far
distant when every glade, spring
branch and small creek or open patch
of hay land in tbe hills will be utilized
as summer or dairy ranches, and
posiibly as Dermaneut homes of stock
growers despite the altitude and early
snows.
SOIL
The various types of soil would be
difficult to delineate and nothing
short of a map of soil surreys, indi
cated in colors would convey an
approximately correct and unimpeach
able description. Henoe we will be
content to say that the argioultural
lands are slightly sandy, of a mixed
alluvial loam of good depth and pro
duotive quality and devoid of rock.
In some localities we find small
patches of alkaline land, bnt it is ao
mall a proportion that when we reflect
that one square rod ia only the one
hundred and sixtieth part of an acre w
ee nothing alarming in one or mora
such patches in a 160 or 640' aore
tract and tbe little there ia of it, ia
not the "killing black" kind, bat ia
decidedly tbe best sugar beet land we
have, '.for this quality of soil enhanoea
the saccharine qualitv of tbe beets
that makes them worth two dollars
per ton more than those grown on
less favorable" soil, further, a few
years beet growing will absorb and
completely dissipate this alkaline
quality mora effectually than running
water or any compost known.
Clearing and Plowing
- These saga brush land are cleared
and plowed ready for use at a coat of
from five to six dollars per acre.
TIT1BER
Ia this conn try there are maguifl
cent and vaat forests of sugar and
yellow pine, with some Br and tama
rack, etc. Interspersed. This timber
la reputed to seals from two to or
Chiet Busineae, Social and Industrial Center
of Southern Oregon and North
eaatern California
Lakeview is the county seat of Luke
County, is situated fifteen miles
north of tbe California and Oregon
state line, in the rich and fertile
Goose Lake Valley : It has a popula
tion of 1400 or more, is tbe center of
wealth, culture and refinement.
It is tbe principal supply point for
fifteen miles south, fifty miles west.
sixty north, and from nfty to one
hundred and fifty east and northeast..
The business part of tbe town is brick
built, electrio lighted, has a gravity
water system, a graded school with an
attendance of 300 pupils, a free pubilo
reading room, opera house, churches,
telegraph and telephone lines through
out tbe county and connecting with
all parts of the U. S. Here is located
the U. S. Laud Office, tbe U. a
National Forest Office, the bank of
Lakeview, tbe First National Bank
and Lake-County Savings Bat k these
ordinarily have a deposit or about f. 50,
000 with a ct pita! stock and surplus
fully paid up of $315,000 making their
total $1,015,100 and do business on so
conservative a basis that tbe recent
financial flurry has bad no appreciable
effect on tbe banks or their deposit
ors, and it is without doubt the most
prosperous and best business town ot
its size in' tbe state.
It haa two hardware, farm implement
and tin shops, one furniture store,
two drug stores, two ladies' on fitters.
two jewelers, two livery "and feed
stables, six saloons, one brewery, one
soda factory, two newspapers, two
black smith and wagsu shops, one
hotel, foar boarding bouses, three
restaurants, two barber shops, one
bicycle shop, two meat markets, five
general merchandise stores that carry
stocks that will aggregate rJ00,0U0 tbe
year round.
level agricultural and orchard land,
and tbe yet untouched forests which
will eventually employ a small army
of lumbering and mill men, the suc
cessful nnd unlimited storage and re
distribution of the waters of Dry
Creek, Drews Creek, Cottonwood,
Thomas, and mauy other creeks that
are boomiug mountain torrents six
months of the year. Already has the
Hewitt Company and the Oregon Val
ley Land Compauy secured water
rights tbat will enable tbem to irri
gate 100,000 acres if need be of these
adjacen) lands, these companies'
names uloue are sutijcieut guarantee
for tbe success of their enterprise.
Tbe past year has witnessed tbe con
struction of a $50,000 Court House,
and a Co-operative Flouring Mill of
50 hbl. capacity, while tbe coming
year will see a Commercial Club
building, Catholic and Episcopal
Churches, Steam Laundry and many
other structures contemplated by
private parties, tbe converging of
three raihoads at this point, the
employment in constructing and
operating them, make us know we are
not visionary in anticipating 40,000
of a population, within the next ten
years.
one flouring ml'l, one hotel, two
livery stables, two blacksmith, shops,
one barber shop, telephoue office, two
saloons, etc
I places from four to six eet below the
surface.
As for dry barren sand wastes, tbey
. are tew and small In area, and gener
'ally speaking, the soil is a rich, allu
vial earth, which produces excellent
pasturage, making, in fact, tbe stock
man's winter paradise, because less
suo falls there aud stock winters
hetter than they do In tbe valleys. Yet
we do uot advise tbe homeseeker to
go there yet it is too far out, the
isolation would be too great. Never
theless, we realize tbat tbe time is
not far distant when this same semi
arid locality will blossom as the rose,
for it affords the most magcitioent
fields on this side the mountains tor
innumerable colonization schemes if
properly equipped.
SUMMER LAKE VALLEY
This valley is approximately 28
miles long and from 4 to 12 miles
wide, and situated about seven miles
northwest of Paisley ; it is the ideal
place for tbe horticulturist, as has
been demonstrated by the stockgrow-
RAILROADS
The Nevada-California-Oregon Ry.
is operated from Reno Nevada, on tbe
j Southern Pacific, to Alturas in Calif
lornia: at present this is our nearest
j shipping point, 57 miles south of
i r.ba.l.n. W.IU V. : tOI -.11
ers and farmers who make their homes! " w
roaa completed, ana tne remarkably
here, and have proved very satisfact
orily that tbe soils and climatic con
ditions are such tbat tbe valley is
destined to be one vast orohard its
full length and breadth. At present
only the west side is utilized as farm
and oichard land but there is already
an enterprise nearing completion to ir
rigate all tbe land surrounding tbe
lake which will make it available for
tbe production of grain, fuit, vegeta
bles, berried etc., galore.
OTHER TOWNS
and Valleys in Lake County
New Pine Creek, Paisley, Summer
Lake, Adel, Silver Lake and Pluih.
All these are valley towns in promising
locations, hare daily mail advantages,
telephone lines, are on tbe main stage
route, and tbe recently surveyed R. R.
routes with surroundings similar to
those of Lakeview, with every assur
ance tbat private enterprise will make
certain the future irrigation of all the
agricultural lands in tbeir vicinities.
Tbe brevity aud comprehensiveness
we attepmt In this summary must
serve as our excuse tor not writiog
all we would like to, descriptive of
the other towns ; henoe we will be cou
tent to say :
NEW PINE CREEK
located fifteen miles south of Lake-
view, in Goose Lake valley, on the
Oregon and California state line, also
on tbe N. C. O. Ry. 's, survey, is i
fast growing town of 300 popu
lation. It is tbe local supply point
for tbe Pine Creek Mines, (five miles
distant,) has a water power on which
is an electrio plant, two flouring mills,
aud one saw mill; in this vicinity Is
located some of tbe best developed
farms, orchards and market gardens
in Goose Lake valley.
I SILVER LAKE
Si'uated 100 miles north of Lake
view, and 165 miles south Of Sbanlko.
the preseut terminus of the Columbia
Southern R. R. It is the principal
supply point for a prodigiously large
area of country, occupied pncipally
by stockmen. Tbe valley on the
north and east merges on tbe Christ
mas Lake valley, and desert country
which has attracted considerable
attention the past year, and is set
tling up rapidly.
In tbe town are two general mer
chandise stores, two hotels, church,
school bouse, one blacksmith shop,
barber shop, one newspaper.
Tbe prodigious area of agricultural
land that is tributary to its upbuild
ing, combined with its irrigable ad
vantages, and being on tbe line of tbe
survey for the extension of tbe R. R
from Shaniko on tbe north, and one
other contemplated R R. from K:am
atb Falls on tbe south-west promises
much for the future of tbe town and
valley.
light, grade this 07 miles impose, com
bined with the assurauee we have
from tbe management, make us know
tbat a completed R. R. to Lakeview
j at an early date is a well assured fact.
The fare (rail and stago) from Reno
to Lakeview is $18.50. Th reoeut
R. R. surveys and looation of tbe
main Oregon Eastern from Eugene on
tbe west, connecting with the Ore
gon Short line on the east at Ontario.
with its Malheur branch via, Warner
Lake to Lakeview also its eastern
branch via Abert Lake, Obewauoan
valley all concentrating at Lakeview
and trending down Goose Lake valley
to San Francisco, make as know that
Lakeview is destined to be a R R.
point of no small importance. Not
only this, we know almost to a cer
tainty, that during tbe aiming season
construction on tbe Harriman lines
will be commenced and vigorously
pushed to completion. Lately, peo
ple allied with Ulll interests have
been looking into the possibility of
a line from the Columbia River to
San Francisco. This line would have
to pass through Lakeview.
LAKEVIEW'S SOCIAL LIFE
RHIgloaa Deaoauaations
Are the Methodist, Baptist, Catholic,
Christian and Episcopal.
Civic Societies
CLUBS The Athletic Bas Ball.
Shakespeare and Danoe Clubs.
BANDS Brass and Btrlng.
A Publo Library and Reading
Room and the W.
Aid Society, etc
C. T. 13., Ladies'
Secret Orders
Embracing tbe A. F. & A. M. East
ern Star ana unaptei. i. u. j. t.
and Rebekaba, Woodmen and Cir
els. Workman and Degree of Honor,
tbe Foresters, tbe Eagles, are all in a
flourishing condition.
Basts ol Future Urowta of Lakvlew
Outlying and oubaldary to the town
Is over 100,000 acres or mors of good
DREW'S VALLEY
One of tbe best watered valleys in
this county, twenty two miles est of
Lakeview, is skirted by timber and
pasture lands on both sides, is ten or
more miles lougand from one to three
miles wide, it is a meadow valley, re
markably rich in native and mixed
bay lands and is pre-eminently tbe
place for dairy men and stock growers.
CROOKED CREEK
A well watered valley, twelve miles
north of Lakeview, will average on
mile wide and six long, baa a pro
duotive soil, ia adapted to grain,
alfalfa and fruit growing or stock
raining, and is the borne of several
well-to-do-sheep and wool growers.
PAISLEY
Is situated forty eight miles north
of Lakeview, ia tbe beautiful and
prod net ve Cbewaucao Valley, twenty
five miles long and ten milles wide on
tbe Chewauoan river; it ia tbe center
of a prosperous farming and atook
growing country, .and too homo 'of
well-to-do stockmen wno are alive to
tbe social and educational advantages
tbelr children can have tbe benefit of
here. Its advantages are simply
marvelous, with its proapotive rail
roads, water power and irrigate ad
vantages combined with the outlying
agricultural and orohard landa tbat
will be sought after and utilized sooo
as advantage is taken of the Irriga
tion Doaeibillties now contemplated.
There will bo developed a fruit grow
ing industry that Is little dreamed of
now. for here are grown grapes and
other products mors saooesafully than
in leas favored localities. It has a
population of about 300.
At present there are inreo genera,
merchandise stores, one drag otorel
WARNER VALLEY, PLUSH, ADEL
Tois valley embraoea an area of
country 50 miles long and will average
10 miles wide, with an
north and east for winter pasturage
grounds too extensive for description
as they embrace tbe so-called desert.
The soil and climatic conditions
tbHt nbtaiu in this valley are most in
structively read in tbe abundant!
crops of bsy, wheat, oats, rye, barley, :
vegetables, apples, pears, . peaches, !
prunes, aprioots, plums, cherries, 1
grapes, currants, and berries nf -ell
kinds tbat grow here, seemingly with
so little care or attentiou.
It is a rare thing to see snow on the
ground, and yet more rare to see it
Jay twelve hours. i
Forty miles northeast of Lakeview
is the town of Plush in Warner val
ley ; it is the local supply point for
tbat locality, aud tbe "Windy Hollow"
gold mines 8 miles distant, and 20
miles south on tbe west side of tbe 1
valley is tbe town of Adel ; both places I
have daily stage and mail service and
are in telephone connection ' with
Lakeview and ail other points.
Much of this valley is eublrrlgated.
aud mors will be irrigated from tbe
available streams emptying into the
lake ao soon as R. R. communication
will justify s greater prod notion of
bay, grain, and fruit.
WATER
From every rivulet, mountain
stream, or wall sunk In any one of
these valleys to a depth of from 10 to
24 feet we drink the purest, col 'est
and best water tbat ever refreshed
man, or helped him wash down tbe
petty disappointments of his every
day life.
CLIflATOQRAPHY
Temperature for Two Years
For lfKW lowest ml
For 1906 highest max. 102 deg. above.
For 1307 lowest mln. 2 tmin.
For 1907 highest max. 100 deg. above.
HARVEST
Durlug July and August is the hay
making season, then follows the grain
harvest and threshing season during
September and October, the usual
wanes paid for this klud of work being
from two to three dollars and found,
per day.
WAOES
WAGES : Herders $30 to $40 per
month ; buocaroos $30 to $50 a month,
wood choppers $2 to $2.50 per day,
day laborers about $2 per day, bar
tenders about $75 per mouth, carpen
ters $3 50 to $4 per day, clerks $0 to
$75 per month, brick layers $5 per
day, stoue masons $5 per day, tenders
$2.50 to $3 per day, teachers $40 to
to $110 per mouth, painters $3 to $3.50
per day.
LABORERS
Many ask the question, Can 1 get
work there? Judging the future by
the past, we can answer yes especially
the oomiDg year, for we are assured
the buiding of a steam laundry.
Unitarian Church. Catholic uhnrnh.
and many other private buildings
that are contemplated. We oan say to
the sober industrious laborer, to the
man of small means, the man of
wealth, and the bralnv mnn. r.ha man
fertile in expedient.and resources, we
wuui, you nere ana can assure you
that your mentality will find wlri
pcope, and nowhere will you find peo
ple more aoorecitalva of VnilP m nrn
and mental worth than here, none so
willing to extend the glad band of
welcome to the meritorious home
seeker, for we want that you should
share with us tbe good things we
anticipate from our young and grow
ing Industries.
QOLD MINES
2 Conservative as we try to be, we
are forced to admit that there is yet a
possibility, that the Pine Creek and
Windy Hollow mines will outrival the
famous Gold field, Tonpaoh and Raw
hide mines in mineral wealth. Start
ling as this may sound, the assump
tion Is well predioted in mining par
lance, on tbe fact that the "overflow"
or "oapplng" has not been penetrat
ed yet marvelously rich free gold
bearing rook is found in small rifta
and seams in both camps, where It is
inuoh In evldenoe that vaporized
gold has during the ooolina nerind.
affJnitized with the foliated iron it is
found in conjunction with, leads
many old miners to con lecture, that
lower down in these seemingly sur
face rifts and seams, repose untold
wealth, awaiting the chug of the drill
and force of powder backed by capital
and intelligent mining to bring it to
the surface.
Cold Weather
Generally speaking wo have one cold
spell during tbe winter, when tbe
outlet on tbe 1 mercury occasionally drops to five jr
six degrees below rero. Cbls may be
for one day only, or It may last as
many as four or five days this does
not occur every wiuter. Correctly
speakiug, we have about two months
of winter weather.
Snow and Rain
During the winter snow falls in tbe
mountains from 2 to 6 feet deep, but
in tbe valleys from 2 to. 12 inches
deep. """"But it does not as a general
thing lie on bnt a suo t time iu the
valleys; some winters, sleighs are not
to be seen on tbe streets. Our alti
tude is 4825 feet by official survey,
tbe average rsin fall is about uiue
teen inches. Tbe maximum temper
ature ia about 59 and tbe mean about
33.
"THE DESERT"
Within tbe county is a plateau,
roughly estimated as embracing two
thousand five hundred square miles in
ares, which is called the "Desert."
This is a misnomer, as It is simply a
level sagebrush and bunob grass cover
ed plain or prairie, tbat is destined to
eventually prove to be one of the
fleetest grain and fruit producing
ocalities ia the Bute. -
Tha falt nf Ha lialns u Inland
and nst a river or stream of any kind
running through It, Is tbs only known
reason why it has not received tbs
favorable attention that leas Inviting
localities in ths county bate reeelved.
for it is a well known fact tbat there
is mors water in tbs form of Springs
to be found oa it. than people reallzs,
sod that many herders and vauqueros
have dug for sod found water to many
Ice
Tbe thickest forms in large pools of
still water, sometimes as much as 14
inches thick so we are told, but tbe
writer baa never seen it. The usual
thickness put up here for summer use
is from six to eigbt inches, and some
winters it does not form thick enough
to put up for summer use.
Destructiv Storms or Winds
Wo have neither cyclones, hurricanes
or destructive wind storms, but just
enougn wioa to be Deaitniui and In
vtgorating. We hsve, occasionally
what is cal-ed a thunder shower, and
yet it is a very rars thing to hear, dis
tinot , nerve-snaking thund.tr, or see
sharp lightning, consequently you
will not Hod a lightning rod in this
country.
Stock Feeding
Commenoes about first of January
and atook are turned out to skirmish
for themselves about March 15tb.
YIELD OF CROPS
Wheat, from 20 to 40 bushels per
aore. Barley, from 40 to 90; Oats,
from 20 to 10 ; Rye. from 9 to 25,
these yields have been obtained in
some so-called semi-arid localities,
without irrigation, in faot, tha writer
does not know of a single instance in
the county where irrigation has been
done for tbe above named grains.
CORN
Corn Is grown bete, and nearlv
every garduer raises enough for roast
ing ears, and iu some few favored
localities, where tbe soil is warm, and
more protected by being in sheltered
uooks, there is some raised for the
market, but as a general thing, it ia
uot a success, because of our cool
uigbts.
rlousiag stock
No stock is housed during ths win
ter except it be tbs milch cows, team
norses and young stock of small farm
ers and much ct that never gels inside
barn or shelter.
Warn Weather
la July tbs mercury will tun up as
Ign as or vl degress lot one or
FRUIT
The abundant crop of fruit grown
in tbe county are almost incredible
when wa realize bow little attention
was given these old orchards: It
seemed to be a "bit or miss" prop
osition in selection of suitable veri
ties, adaptibility to soli and climate,
little or no atteution giveu or attempt
ed at skilful pruning, or beading back
in proportion to tbe vigor shown by
tbe growth, uo yearly trimming out,
any place near tbe dwelling was good
enough for tbe orchard; apples,
peaches, pears, plums, cherries,
prunes aud aprioots were all supposed
to do well ou tbe samettee food, and
for a wouder tbey have, proving tbe
fertility of tbe soil suitable to tree
growth of all kinds, aud producing
abundantly, brlgns colored, blgbly
flavored apples, peaches, pears, prunes
aprioots and cherries of exceptionally
good shipping quality.
Stiawberrles, black berries, goose
berries, raspberries and currants, dew
berries, logaa berries etc., do remark
ably well. It may be well to explaiu
hers tbat wherever water is available
our gardeners and fruit growers
utilize it.wlth gratifying lesults.
VEUE TABLES
Potatoes, onions, cabbage, carrot.'
parsnips, beets, squash, pumpkins.
euoumbera, melons, beans, radish,
i Unbar b, celery la abort, nearly
everything tbat can bs grown in ths
middle west states.
lOULTRY
Poultry does well here, yet ws pay
from 20 eta. to 70 ets. per dosea for
Continued, on l'age
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